Candor in Em

The publisher of Pam Bachorz’ new book, Candor, sent me a pre-release copy to read. They’re already licensing some of my other works (like A Cautionary Tail), but the concept of this book has inspired me to write something in the genre of a classical piano piece. To get an idea of what’s behind this, here’s an excerpt from the book jacket:

Everything is perfect in the town of Candor, Florida. Teens respect their elders, do their chores, and enjoy homework… because they’re controlled by subliminal messages. Oscar Banks, the son of the town’s founder, is the model of perfection…but he knows about the Messages, and he fights them with his own counterprogramming.

The majority of the music they play in this town is classical music. Having survived 20 years of classical piano lessons, I felt like I could provide a song of my own to fit the feel of the subliminal tunes. Full Disclosure: No subliminal messages have been embedded in this track, but you’re more than welcome to add your own and see what happens.

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Candor in Em – 5.3MB MP3
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Remix This Song

All-Access and VIP members can download the individual parts of the song and create your own mix, play along with your own instrument, or sing backup! Remix package includes uncompressed AIFF and MIDI versions of the song.

Candor in Em – Parts – 53.2MB Zip
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Learn To Play This Song

Anyone can download the sheet music for this song and learn to play it themselves. All you need are eyes, a piano, and either a printer or a computer screen.

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Candor in Em – Sheet Music – 135K PDF
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